Inside Aurora’s Push to Make Autonomous Trucking Real | Chris Urmson
Chris Urmson has spent the last 20 years pushing the limits of autonomous driving—first at Carnegie Mellon’s DARPA Grand Challenge team, then as co-founder of Google’s self-driving car project, now Wa...
26 Maj 20251h 30min
From Scaling Cisco to Seeding AI: John T. Chambers on Speed, Strategy, and Reinvention
John Chambers led Cisco through the rise of the internet—transforming it into the world’s most valuable company at its peak.On this week’s Grit, the former Cisco CEO unpacks how he scaled the business...
19 Maj 20251h 27min
How Matt Murphy Made Marvell Essential to AI and Cloud
Matt Murphy transformed Marvell from a broad-based chip supplier into a $100B data infrastructure leader—powering the rise of AI, cloud, 5G, and custom silicon.On this week’s Grit, the Marvell CEO sha...
12 Maj 20251h 25min
HubSpot CEO on the Future of SaaS, AI, & Leading Through Change
From a 350-square-foot home in South India to leading HubSpot, a $30B CRM powerhouse, Yamini Rangan’s journey is nothing short of remarkable. In this episode, Yamini shares how she’s guiding HubSpot t...
5 Maj 20251h 17min
From White House to Wall Street: David Rubenstein
David Rubenstein helped pioneer modern private equity—building The Carlyle Group into a $400B global investment firm from a modest D.C. office and a relentless fundraising streak. But beyond PE, his l...
28 Apr 20251h 11min
No Reset Button: Reinventing Amplitude in a Post-AI World (Spenser Skates)
Amplitude helped define the modern analytics stack, powering digital products with deep behavioral insights. But in a world shifting toward agentic interfaces and vertically integrated AI, even a cate...
21 Apr 20251h 17min
Flexport’s Third Act: Winning in a Broken Global Trade System
Flexport was a breakout success—reimagining global trade with tech at its core. But when the freight market cooled and efficiency overtook service, things started to unravel. Founder Ryan Petersen ste...
14 Apr 20251h 43min
Brex 3.0: Inside the Radical Turnaround with Pedro Franceschi
Guest: Pedro FranceschiPedro Franceschi is the co-founder and CEO of Brex, a fintech company reshaping how businesses manage their finances.Originally from Brazil, Pedro went from teenage hacker to le...
7 Apr 20251h 35min
